Humpback Whale Collection (page 2)

Whale tooth, 1830-40 (whale tooth)
7339922 Whale tooth, 1830-40 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 4x6.5x16 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

St Augustine, 1588 (engraving)
7340020 St Augustine, 1588 (engraving) by Boazio, Baptista (fl.1588-1606); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Frontispiece of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (print)
7339938 Frontispiece of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (print) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville

Whale tooth, 1826-30 (whale tooth)
7339933 Whale tooth, 1826-30 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.1x15x8.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whale tooth, c.1810 (Whale tooth)
7339931 Whale tooth, c.1810 (Whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.1x20x8.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown A large sperm whale tooth)

Atlas coelestis, 1753 (print)
7340754 Atlas coelestis, 1753 (print) by Thornhill, James (1675-1734) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: John Flamsteed Constellation of Cetus (the whale)

Jonah and the whale (colour litho)
5198592 Jonah and the whale (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonah and the whale)

South Sea Whale Fishery: 'Amelia Wilson' and 'Castor' off Buoro
530713 South Sea Whale Fishery: 'Amelia Wilson' and 'Castor' off Buoro. Aquatint after John Huggins published 1825. Factory ship at anchor while crew in boats harpoon Sperm Whales

And the Whale (litho)
8670638 And the Whale (litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: And the Whale. Illustration for Johnny Crow's Garden by L Leslie Brooke (Frederick Warne)

Jonah and the whale, early to mid 17th century (oil on panel)
7337741 Jonah and the whale, early to mid 17th century (oil on panel) by Willaerts, Abraham (c.1603-69); 48.5x61 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Dutch whaling fleet, mid 17th century (oil on panel)
7337740 A Dutch whaling fleet, mid 17th century (oil on panel) by Vries, Jacob Feyt de (fl.1628-40); 41.9x69.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An engraving depicting a whale tossing a boat, 19th century
5311025 An engraving depicting a whale tossing a boat, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1836); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Air Megaptera approaching!
Barathieu Gabriel

South Sea whale fishery, 19th century (coloured aquatint)
7342016 South Sea whale fishery, 19th century (coloured aquatint) by Garneray, Ambroise-Louis (1783-1857) (after); 38.5x55.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Teapot with lid, hand painted on one side, with a three-masted ship, c.1776 (porcelain)
MMM5467430 Teapot with lid, hand painted on one side, with a three-masted ship, c.1776 (porcelain); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Teapot with lid, hand painted on one side)

Engraved sperm whale's tooth, mid 19th century (whale tooth)
7339188 Engraved sperm whale's tooth, mid 19th century (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.8x21x8.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whale and polar bear hunting, 18th century (engraving)
6266138 Whale and polar bear hunting, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Whale and polar bear hunting in the Arctic Ocean in the late 18th century.); Photo © Ken Welsh

The casting overboard of Jonah (litho)
8630432 The casting overboard of Jonah (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The casting overboard of Jonah)

Seal, and whale caught off Gravesend (engraving)
8676771 Seal, and whale caught off Gravesend (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seal, and whale caught off Gravesend, Kent)

Whale tooth, c.1810 (whale tooth)
7339936 Whale tooth, c.1810 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.4x21x6.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whale tooth, c.1810 (Whale tooth)
7339932 Whale tooth, c.1810 (Whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.1x20x8.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown A large sperm whale tooth)

Whale tooth, c.1810 (whale tooth)
7339930 Whale tooth, c.1810 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.4x21x6.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whale tooth, 1830-40 (whale tooth)
7339921 Whale tooth, 1830-40 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 4x6.5x16 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Jonah and the whale, mid 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337745 Jonah and the whale, mid 17th century (oil on canvas) by Tavella, Carlo Antonio (1668-1738); 58.4x83.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whalers with a harpoon gun, historic wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414492 Whalers with a harpoon gun, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG.

Whale gun and harpon, used on the 'Resolute', an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476760 Whale gun and harpon, used on the 'Resolute', an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Whale gun and harpon)

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1570. It is considered to be the first modern atlas
CUL4695089 ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1570. It is considered to be the first modern atlas. CHAVES, Jeronimo de (1523-1574). Mathematic, astronomer and navigator

Illustration from 'Explanations and Sailing Directions, to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts'
3077565 Illustration from 'Explanations and Sailing Directions, to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts'; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Explanations and Sailing Directions)

The french sails on River May, 1591 (engraving)
2435393 The french sails on River May, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. The french sails on River May (today Saint Johns River)

White Sea and glacial ocean cruise: dead whales floating in the water
3562914 White Sea and glacial ocean cruise: dead whales floating in the water by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: North)

Harpooning a whale
864089 Harpooning a whale; (add.info.: Harpooning a whale. The mother ship on which whale carcasses were processed is in the background)

Bark Bounding Billow, c.1892 (oil on canvas)
PEM219470 Bark Bounding Billow, c.1892 (oil on canvas) by Bertoncini, John (1872-c.1930); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA.

Sea Adventure: The "Essex" and the whale (colour litho)
8668755 Sea Adventure: The "Essex" and the whale (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The "Essex" and the whale)

The "Essex" and the Whale (colour litho)
8659507 The "Essex" and the Whale (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The "Essex" and the Whale)

An engraving depicting the cutting up of a whale, 19th century
5311027 An engraving depicting the cutting up of a whale, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a harpooned sperm whale off the coast of the West Indies, 19th century
5311024 An engraving depicting a harpooned sperm whale off the coast of the West Indies, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Whaling chart. Engraving by Bernard De Reste, 1791, Paris
BEN5481289 Whaling chart. Engraving by Bernard De Reste, 1791, Paris.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Whale harpon and its rope, used on the 'Resolute', an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476751 Whale harpon and its rope, used on the 'Resolute', an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London

HMS 'Agamemnon' laying the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858: a whale crosses the line
7341668 HMS 'Agamemnon' laying the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858: a whale crosses the line, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by Dudley

Whale tooth, 1826-30 (whale tooth)
7339929 Whale tooth, 1826-30 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.1x15x8.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whalebone fid, c.1835 (bone)
7339927 Whalebone fid, c.1835 (bone) by Brookes, William Tolley (1791-1874); 45x4.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Captain William Tolley Brookes A whalebone fid)

A bear hunt in the Arctic, 1696 (oil on canvas)
7295292 A bear hunt in the Arctic, 1696 (oil on canvas) by Vitringa, Wigerus (1657-1721); 44.5x57.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A scene in the Arctic showing a bear hunt)

Baron Crac, c.1880 (print)
7293256 Baron Crac, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. Baron Crac (nickname of Baron Munchausen) swallowed by a whale

Frontispiece to 'Account of the Arctic Regions' by W Scoresby: Dangers of the Whale Fishery, 1820 (engraving)
7295577 Frontispiece to 'Account of the Arctic Regions' by W Scoresby: Dangers of the Whale Fishery, 1820 (engraving) by Lizars

The constellation of Cetus
5307760 The constellation of Cetus.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the constellation of Cetus. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology)

Weigh, Weigh, Whale, Wharf, Wheel, Whisk, Wreck, Wring, Write, Yacht, Youth, Zones (engraving)
8650025 Weigh, Weigh, Whale, Wharf, Wheel, Whisk, Wreck, Wring, Write, Yacht, Youth, Zones (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weigh, Weigh, Whale)

Jonah swallowed by the whale, 12th century (mosaic)
BEN5473916 Jonah swallowed by the whale, 12th century (mosaic); (add.info.: Anonymous mosaic from 1130 decorating the Ambon (pulpit or grandstand of the first Christian churches)

An engraving depicting a harpooned whale 'sounding', 19th century
5311023 An engraving depicting a harpooned whale 'sounding', 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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A majestic sight unfolds as a humpback whale leaps from the calm waters of Lynn Canal in Alaska's Inside Passage, near Juneau. The Herbert Glacier and snowcapped mountains of the Coastal Range provide a breathtaking backdrop to this incredible display of nature's beauty. This particular humpback whale, known scientifically as Megaptera novaengliae, showcases its immense power and grace as it breaches the surface. In another part of the world, off the coast of Vava'u in Tonga's South Pacific, a male calf finds solace with his mother and an escort whale. These gentle giants create a serene scene amidst turquoise waters, reminding us of their strong family bonds. Even in far-flung locations like Shetland, Scotland and Puerto Lopez, two humpback whales breach simultaneously with synchronized precision. Their acrobatic displays leave onlookers in awe while highlighting their playful nature. The side view captures the sheer size and magnificence of these creatures - Megaptera novaeangliae - as they glide just beneath the surface off Shetland. In Hout Bay, South Africa, one can witness yet another breathtaking moment when a humpback whale breaches against a picturesque coastal landscape. Closer to home in Alaska's Inside Passage again but with an unexpected twist – a humpback whale dives alongside Disney Cruise Line ship creating unforgettable memories for all onboard. Not only do these magnificent creatures captivate us on their own but also share moments with other beings; surfers find themselves sharing waves with a humpback whale that gracefully swims nearby without disturbing them. From aerial views capturing female whales swimming alongside their calves to encounters around the globe showcasing their unique behaviors – breaching or diving – each sighting reminds us why we must cherish and protect these incredible creatures that roam our oceans: The Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).